Pack Alpha

Heys!

Must one meet the requirements when employing an animal retainer via Pack Alpha?

Name: Pack Alpha
[KMW:C]
Cardtype: Combat
Discipline: Animalism
A vampire may play only one Pack Alpha each round.
[ani] {This vampire employs} an animal retainer from your hand before range is determined. Pay cost as normal.
[ANI] Burn an animal retainer employed by this vampire and put this card on this vampire. The minion with this card gets +1 strength. A minion may have only one Pack Alpha.

Yes, since he is 'employing' it, rather than just 'putting it on the minion'.

Klaital wrote:

Yes, since he is 'employing' it, rather than just 'putting it on the minion'.

Correct.